Free Online Word Counter
A completely free word counter tool designed for writing. No installation, no registration—just paste your text and get instant statistics including word count, character count, sentence count, readability scores, and keyword density.
Basic Statistics
Text Analysis
Keyword Frequency (Top 10)
Enter text to see the most frequent keywords.
About the Word Counter
This is a completely free online word counter for text. No software installation, no account registration—just open the page and start using it instantly. Beyond basic word count, we provide accurate counts of characters, sentences, paragraphs, unique words, and readability scores. Whether you're writing a college essay, an academic paper, preparing for IELTS/TOEFL, creating content for e‑commerce, or optimizing your resume, this tool gives you all the metrics you need.
All processing happens locally in your browser—none of your text is ever sent to any server.
How to Use the Word Counter
It's simple: just three steps to get a complete analysis.
1. Type or paste your text into the text box above.
2. As you type, all statistics update automatically in real time—no need to click a button.
Detailed Explanation of Metrics
Core Metrics
1. Characters (with spaces): Counts every single character in the text, including letters, numbers, punctuation, spaces, and line breaks. This matches the character limits used by most college application systems and English‑language submission platforms.
2. Total Words: Counts words based on spaces. Contractions (e.g., don't) and hyphenated compounds (e.g., state‑of‑the‑art) are counted as single words. This is the most common metric for essays, research papers, and language tests.
3. Sentences: Counts valid sentences ending with a period, exclamation point, or question mark. Empty strings are ignored.
Basic Statistics
1. Paragraphs: Counts paragraphs separated by blank lines. Empty lines are not counted.
2. Characters (no spaces): Counts only letters, numbers, and punctuation; spaces and line breaks are excluded.
3. Unique Words: Converts all words to lowercase, then counts distinct words (including common words like "the" and "a").
4. Spaces: Total number of space characters (including leading/trailing spaces).
5. Average Word Length: Total letters divided by total words, expressed as letters per word.
Text Analysis
1. Estimated Reading Time: Based on the average silent reading speed of 225 words per minute for native speakers.
2. Estimated Speaking Time: Based on an average speaking speed of 180 words per minute in formal contexts.
3. Avg. Words per Sentence: Total words divided by number of sentences. Useful for understanding sentence complexity.
4. Readability (Flesch-Kincaid): Uses the widely accepted Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level formula. The result indicates the U.S. school grade level needed to understand the text.
5. Pages (A4, 12pt, double spaced): Based on standard academic formatting (A4 paper, 12‑point Times New Roman, double spacing, standard margins). Approximately 250 words per page, rounded up.
Keyword Frequency
This section automatically lists the 10 most frequent content words (excluding common stop words like "the," "a," "in," etc.). It helps you identify the main themes of your text.
Tool Features and Buttons
1. Copy: Copies the entire text from the text box to your clipboard with one click.
2. Save Draft: Stores your text in your browser's local storage. Even if you close the page or restart your browser, the text will be restored the next time you visit—no accidental loss of content.
3. Clear: Empties the text box and removes the saved draft from local storage.
4. Keyboard Shortcuts: If you delete something by mistake, use Ctrl+Z (Windows) / Command+Z (Mac) to undo, and Ctrl+Y (Windows) / Command+Shift+Z (Mac) to redo. These work as long as you haven't refreshed or closed the page.